Handy comb



Aug. 3, 1948. I g, s, w so 2,446,398

HANDY COMB Filed Sept. 21, 1946 Patented Aug. 3, 1948 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE HANDY COMB Charley S. Wilson, Pindall, Ark.

Application September 21, 1946, Serial No. 698,516

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to combs, and the object thereof is to provide ahandy and improved comb provided with means for supplying hair oil, hairtonic, hair dye such as Color Bak and the like, to the hair, in the actof combing the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a comb in which the handleserves as a container or reservoir for the liquid to be applied to thehair, and is fed to the comb between the teeth thereof, the handlehaving one or more chambers for containing the liquid and provided withmeans through which the same may be filled and'for conveniently feedingthe liquid into the comb for application to the hair. Another object ofthe invention is to provide a comb in which the handle is provided witha valve or valves for controlling the flow of the liquid to the comb,and a closure means connected to the valve to supply air to thecontainer for the liquid to assist in the flow thereof to the comb, saidvalve being normally closed, and the operating means for the valveproviding means by which the handle container may be supplied with theliquid which is fed to the comb.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a comb constructed inaccordance with the invention and having two containers or chambers inthe handle thereof.

Figure 2 is a sectional view at right angles to Figure 1, in which thehandle has a single container or chamber for the liquid.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

branch passages l1 extending between the teeth l5 and communicating withthe spaces l8 therebetween, so that the liquid to be supplied to thehair, in the form of hair oil, hair tonic, hair dye or the like, will besupplied to the teeth l5 in the act of combing the hair, for the purposeof evenly distributing the same for application to the hair and scalp.In the enlargement l3, the passage or channel l6 as shown in Figures 1and 3 of the drawings, is provided with a pair or branches 19 leadinginto separate chambers 20 into which the handle I0 is divided by alongitudinal partition or wall 2|. An interposed gasket or packing 22may be provided between the end wall or head 23 of the handle l0 and theend wall of the enlargement l3 formed by the flange l2, in order torender the joint liquid tight, the branch passages i9 communicating withthe interior of the handle through bores or passages 24 extendingthrough the end wall 23 to communicate with the chambers 20.

Removably attached to the end wall 23 over the passages 24, withinthreaded counterbores 25 provided in the inner face of the end wall 23over the passages 24, are valve chambers 26 shown cylindrical andprovided with tapered seats 21 therethrough, with which tapered valves28 cooperate to close said passages. The valves 28 are provided withstems 29, which are provided with enlargements 30 having threadedsockets 3| forming couplings with stem sections 32 which thread intosaid sockets. Springs 28' in chambers, 26 seat valves 28.

The outer end of the handle is provided with a thickened wall 33provided with threaded bores or openings 34 therethrough to receivecylindrical cups 35 externally threaded to engage the threaded bores 34.The inner end walls 36 of the cylinders 35 are provided with taperedseats 31, in which tapered valves or heads 38 formed on the stemsections 32 engage, to close outwardly and open inwardly, the same asthe valves 28. The outer ends of the cylinders 35 freely open andproject, and may be externally knurled, for gripping and turning thesame. These ends may be formed with annular flanges 39, between whichand the end wall 33, around the threaded bores 34, gaskets 40 may beinserted to form a liquidtight joint. The interior of the cylinders are,smooth, andthe stems 32 extend axially therethrough and are providedwith knurled heads or buttons M on their outer ends movable within thecylinders and held outwardly by springs 42 between the end walls 36 andthe heads or buttons 4|, to hold the valves 38 seated at the taperedpassages or seats 31.

In the construction shown in Figures 2 and 4, the device is the same,except that the partition 3 wall 2! dividing the tubular handle into twocompartments, chambers or containers for the liquid to be applied to thehair, is omitted, thereby forming a single chamber or container for theliquid, with the valve mechanism positioned centrally therein. This formis provided for holding a single liquid or medicament. However, in theoperation, the cylinders in either instance, are

simply removed from the bores by screwing thev same outwardly, therebydetaching the stems 32 from the threaded sockets at the threadedconnections 3|. When this is done, the liquid is supplied into thechambers or chamber through the holes or bores and then the cylinder 35is again threaded into the bore 34, at the same time connecting the stem32 with the socket 3| of the enlargement 30 forming a couplingbetweenthe stem sections 29 and 32, the threads being of the same gauge andpitch for this purpose. When this is done, the. springs 42 will seat thevalves 38, the heads or buttons 41 of cylindrical form being detachablymounted on the outer ends of the stems or sections 32 to facilitateassembly. At the same time, the springs 42 will seat the valves 28v atthe tapered seats 21. Therefore, by

merely pressing in on the. enlargements or buttons 4|, air willbe'permitted to enter the chambers 20 by the unseating of the valves38,to permit the liquid in the chamber or chambers 28 to flow throughthe.passages 21 ,24, I9, Iliand [-7, through the spaces l8. betweentheteeth l5, by reason of the unseating of th valves28, for the purpose ofsupplying the liquid tothe hair in the act of comb ing the same fortreatment of the hair and scalp, as will be obvious. This obviates thenecessity of employing bottles, or splashing or spilling the liquid inthe hands, or on the person whose hair is being treated. The device maybe used in barber shops or by individuals for their own use.

It threfore forms a handy device, which eliminates the necessity ofemploying bottles as is customary in applyinghair oil, hair tonic or thelike to the hair. Heads form pistons to force the liquid under pressure.

When stems or stem sections 29 and 32 are connected, valves or valveheads 28 and 38 are held seated by both springs or sets of springs 28'and 42, but when the stems 32 are disconnected from the stems 29 atcouplings 30-31 and the outer valveassemblies are removed by removingthe cylinders or valve casings. 35 together with the springs 42, springs28' keep valve heads 28 seated to prevent escape or flow of' the oil ortonic from the-handle to the comb.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred.embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing. fromthe spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed,

I claim:

1. A comb comprising a comb portion having a longitudinal passage. inthe back thereof with lateral passages communicating with the spacesbetween the teeth of the comb, said comb having an enlargement at itsinner end, a cylinder coupled insaid enlargement and communicating withthe passage interiorly, valve seats at the inner and outer ends of thehandle, valves detachably connected and cooperating with said seats tosimultaneously seat and unseat, and inwardly movable means connected tothe valves and normally held outwardly at the outer end of the handle,to normally seat said valves and permit the same to be pressed inwardlyfor unseating the same to supply air to the interior of the handle andpermit liquid therein to flow to the passage and spaces between theteeth of the comb.

2. A comb comprising a comb portion having a longitudinal passage in theback thereof with lateral passages communicating with the spaces betweenthe teeth of the comb, said comb having an enlargement at its inner end,acylinder coupledin saidenlargement and-communicating with the passageinteriorly, valve seats at the inner and outer ends of the handle,valves detachably connected and cooperating with said seats tosimultaneously seat and unseat, cups detachablyconnectedtotheenlargement of the comb at the passage and in the outerend of the handle, said cups havingtaperedseats, valves cooperating withsaid seats and comprising separable stems coupled within the handle, anenlargement on the outer end of the stem movable in the outer cup, and aspring in said cup and engaging the enlargement and end wall ofthe cup,to force saidenlargement outwardly-and seat saidvalves simultaneouslyfor permitting simultaneous depression and opening thereofagainst-thaction of said spring to supply liquid from the handle to the passage.

3, A comb comprising a comb portion having alongitudinal passage in theback thereof with lateral passages communicating with the spaces betweenthe teeth of thecomb, said comb having an enlargement at its inner end,a cylinder coupled-in said enlargement and communicating with thepassage interiorly, valve seats at the inner and outer ends of thehandle, valves detachably connected and cooperating with said seats tosimultaneously seat andunseat, a handle comprising a tubular memberthreaded into the enlargement ofthe comb and-havingan end wallwithpassages communicating with the first named passage, cups threadedinto the end wall of said tubular handle and having valve seats throughthe end walls thereof and interior valve chambers, valves cooperatingwith said seats within the chambers and having stems extendingtherefrom, cylinders threaded through bores in the outer end or thehandle and having inner end walls with seats, stems coupled to the firstnamed stems and having valves cooperating with the seats of thecylinders in the same direction as the first named valves, said handlebeing divided into separate compartments and the second named stemsextending outwardly through the cylinders, enlargements threaded on theouter ends of the second stems, and springs in the cylinders againsttheir inner walls andseated against said enlargements, to force the sameoutwardly for seating said valves simultaneously and adapted to bepressed inwardly to unseat the valves to permit the liquid to flow fromthe chambers to the passage in the comb and'to the spaces between theteeththereof.

4. A comb comprising the-comb proper having a longitudinal passage inthe back' thereof with lateral passages extending to the spaces betweenthe'teeth of the comb,the inner end of the comb having an enlargedflanged portion, a tubular 5 tachably connected to the first named stemwithin the handle and having a valve in the length thereof, a cylinderthreaded through a bore in the outer end of the handle and having a seatat its inner end with which the second named valve cooperates to seat inthe same direction as the first named valve, a button on the outer endof the stem projecting from the cylinder and adapted to move into thesame to unseat the valves, and a spring in the cylinder and engaging thebutton at its outer end, to normally seat the valves and when pushedinwardly, to permit air to enter the handle and the liquid to flow fromthe handle to the passage in the comb and between the teeth thereof.

CHARLEY S. WILSON.

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